'Country Lane Pheasant' compliments of Robert Batemen

The Creative Spirit Newsletter

October 13, 2001

Many thanks for the responses from members regarding how these pages show up in MAC vs. PC, and Netscape vs. Internet Explorer.  The consensus is that if you're running IE on a PC you will see everything just fine, including Java Scripts (floating leaves, etc.) and applets.  Netscape appears to be the cause of most of the incompatibilities, rather than the MAC computers.  ( I spent a lot of time discussing this with my #1 son who uses a MAC with both Netscape and IE.)  Since IE is the browser used by approx. 88% of all users, I long ago had to make a decision of who to accommodate.  It is a lot of extra work for me to create 2 newsletters.  Soooo, I will continue to produce the newsletters as I have done, but with minimal use of Java script.  In the event that I do use some Java script on a page I will also copy the newsletter text to the body of the e-mail accompanying the newsletter, thereby making the hyperlinks operational.  How is that?  

We have two new members!  Please welcome Toni to our group.  She has some beautiful cats for you to see, poetry, and many creative ideas in her web pages.  Mary S. is our most recent member and she has many, many cross-stitch patterns to trade, or share.  This is a very extensive site.

This week we have--for the first time--a recipe!  I discovered this on Laurie's page and it sounded so good that I've included it here, with her permission.  

~ Warm Wishes from  Cheyenne ~

'Pumpkin Faces'   

This photo was taken by TCS member Dave Grant at the local outdoor market.

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

This recipe is compliments of Laurie 'Turkey Mama'.  Many thanks Laurie!

"Start this about 1/2 hour before the little tykes are due to arrive and enjoy the aroma therapy! *grin*."

2 cups pumpkin seeds (scoop out the pumpkins)

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

3 Tbsp. melted butter

1 tsp. salt

Rinse the pumpkin seeds until all the pulp and strings are washed off.  In a medium bowl, combine the Worcestershire sauce, melted butter or margarine and salt.  Add the seeds and stir until they are coated.  Spread on a baking sheet and bake at 225 degrees F for 1 to 2 hours, until crisp.  Stir frequently to prevent scorching.  Makes 2 cups. Each 1/2 cup serving contains 668 calories, 56g fat, 15g carb, 752mg sodium, 23mg cholesterol.  

'Straw Dolls'  

This photo also by Dave Grant taken at the local outdoor market.

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